Dyeing-machine.



(I. H. GILES. DYEING MACHINE. APPL'IQATION FILED SEPT. 24, 19 2.

1 57,634 Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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JOHN H. GILES, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW? YORK, ASSIGNOR, 13G HILAUDEH WELDOH DYEIING MACHINE CUMPANY, F AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, A GURPORA'ICEQN 0F NEW YDBJK.

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To all whom it may concern: being preferably solid and having a curved Be it known that I, Joan H. Goons, a portion 2. The liquid dye employed in the citizen of the United States, residing at dyeing operation is placed in the vat and no Amsterdam, in the county of Montgomery suitable means are employed for raising the and. State of New York, have invented oer" dye to the proper temperature, as by a steam tain new and useful Improvements in Dye pipe 3 extending into the vat. in -Machines, of which the following is a 4: represents the valve by means of which in 1, clear, and exact description, such as the contents of the vat may be discharged. will enable others skilled in the art to which The goods to be dyed are to be immersed it a pertains to make and use the same. the bath of dye in the vat, the goods beis invention relates to dyeing machines, mg placed in buckets mounted in such a and with respect to its more specific feamanner as to travel in an endless path and tures, to dyeing machines of the rotary type. carry the goods into and out of the dye in One object of the invention is the produc the vat. In the present embodiment the tion of a ractical device of the character buckets are carried n a wheel comprising described or uniformly dyeing goods with; a shaft 5 suitably supported for rotation in out roughing up the goods. bearing 6 mounted on the sides of the vat,

Another object of the invention is the the heads of the wheel being composed of 6s rovision of a simple and efficient machine skeleton-like metallic frames 8 connected to in which fine goods may be dyed without a disk 9, the frames being covered on their regard to whether the inside or outside of inner faces by perforated metallic sheets 10 the goods faces outwardly in the dyeing extending from the periphery oi": the wheel 0 oration. to the disks 9. The buckets are symmetri- Another object of the invention is the oally disposed around the axis of the wheel, rovision of a practical machine in which five buckets being preferably employed, and ififerent kinds of goods may be dyed in a the sides 11 of each bucket extend from the manner to conform to their special qualiinner or central portion of the wheel to the ties. periphery thereo and have an intermediate (Other objects will be in part obvious and angular portlon. Preferably each side is in part pointed out hereinafter. composed of a substantially fiat inner por- The invention accordingly consists in the tion 12, preferably approximating a radial features of construction, combinations of disposition, and an outer portion 13 arelements and arrangement of parts which ranged angularly to the inner portion, and so will be exemplified in the construction hereat a dihlerent angle to the axis of the wheel inaiter set forth, and the scope of the applifrom the inner portion, and connected therecation of which will be indicated in the folto by a curved portion i l, the curvature of lowing claims. which is preferably of a low degree.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein The sides of the buckets are formed by is shown the referred embodiment of my partitions extending longitudinally betweeninvention, and wherein similar reference the heads 8, spaced at intervals of substancharacters refer to similar parts throughout tially 72, around the periphery of the the several views,-Figure 1 represents a Wheel, and preferably comprise copper longitudinal section of part of the machine. plates, which are perforated in order to perto Fig. 2 represents a cross section of the mamit' the dye liquor to pass therethrough.

chino shown in Fig. I Each plate may be supported by angle bars llhe numeral 1 indicates a dye vat, which 7 extending from a pentagonal drum 15 may be made or wood, or metal, the bottom around the axis, said bars 7 being connected at their inner ends to the drum and at their outer ends to an angle bar 16 extending longitudinally of the wheel. Extending from the peripheral portion of each partition or side of a bucket is a perforated copper plate 17 which in effect forms a portion of the periphery of the wheel and extends in the di rection toward which the concavity of the partition faces, said plate 17 being connected at its outer end to a longitudinal channel bar 18 connected to the heads. in ed on the channel bars 18 are doors l9, pre erably perforate and which form a continuation of the periphery of the wheel and are adapted to be moved on their-hinge to open and close the adjacent buckets, latches 20 being provided for suitably locking and unlocking the doors.v The relative arrangement of the ets as said buckets enter or leave 'cumferential gear teeth 21 meshin small gear 22, which latter may be riven by lates 17 and the doors 19 form a closure or the buckets, while the perforations in the plates Y17 and the plates 10 permit the dye liquor to freely enter or leave the buck the dye liquor in the vat. l

The wheel is provided with suitable cirwith a any suitable motor so as to rotate the wheel In either direction. Also it will be observed that each bucket is self-contained; that isto say, the plates 17 and doors 19 form closures for the buckets so that the goods are not rubbed against the curved bottom of the concave face of the In operationgthe wheel revolves and the several buckets carry the material into and out of the dye liquor as the wheel rotates. As the goods passthrough the dye liquorthe Ii uor permeates the fibers of the oods and efl ieiently dyes the same to a uni orm tint. It is designed that each bucket shall pass through the dye liquor several times, and it y will be observed that should the wheel be rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow A, Fig -:2, the impelling side of each bucket lifts t e goods from'i'the dye liquor and carries them upwardly, the goods resting on the 'rtitions or sides of the buckets, the concavity of the angle facing the direction of movement in this instance. As the partitions approach their uppermost or upright position the inner port1on 11 of each partition arrives at-a vertical position after the arrival of the outer portion 13 at such. a position, so that the eripheral portion of the batch ofgoods alls by gravity more freely than the goods at the inner ortion of the buckets, the upper portion 0 the batch turning or tiltin as it were, upon the lower portion'of the etch. But before a complete turning is effected the side 11 arrives .at an inclined position so that the whole mass in effect tends to move around a center nearer the central wheel. The curve at the ang e of the bucket permits the wet mass of goods to lie in a relortion of the atlvely open or spread condition on the side,

uniform dyeing might result. At the same time t-heflat portions of the sides permit the goods to lie in completely spread condition adjacent the an ular portion, so that the plain sides and t e curved portion, the former being of measurably greater extent than the latter, combine to permit a bodily movement of the mass of the goods where rolling up might ordinarily tend to occur, and the flat sides readily permit an inward movement of the mass instead of offering a resistance to movement, in which". latter case the action of gravity would be manifested by a rolling instead of a bodily sliding action. Both sides of the bucket are designed to be smooth and offer as little resistance as practicable to the sliding of the goods thereon.

The drum being pentagonal and the partitions bein substantially continuations of the faces 0 the drum, each'face of the drum becomes in efiect, a portion of a partition, so that the adjacent partitions intersect each other in a .wide angle providing ample space for the material to tion presenting a relatively long surface on which the material falls, this arrangement obviating the crowding and consequent creasing or folding of the goods.

In dyeing some characters of goods, it is preferable to rotate the wheel in the opposite direction tothat before mentioned, that is to say, to the right as indicated by the arrow B in Fig. 2.

In this case the a ex be dyed, and each por- 7 of the angular portion presents a roun ed convex surface to the goods and to the direction of movement of the wheel, the sides being flat at the inner and outer portions as before explained, but in this case the mass of goods coming from the vat tends to accumulate in the outer portion-0f each bucket. But the inclination of the outer side 13 is of (goods will move inwardly along said side an over the convex portion to the inner at formed between the side 13 and the periphcry of the Wheel has arrived at such a osition that bodily fall therefrom directly to the op site partition. Thus the partition on this face, as well as on its op osite face, as before explained, permits t e goods to slide gravity would cause the goo s to designed to be such that the mass et ac 8 4 instead of rolling at critical positions ofthe ving described my invent-ion, what I five buckets, symmetrically disposed aroun trary, the fibers of the goods remain flat buckets, entanglement thus being in a large claim as new and desire to secure by Letters measure avoided. The partition on this face Patent is: is also smooth and free from projections 1. In a dyeing mach1ne,incomb1nation, a which would become entangled with the rotary wheel,- and buckets 1n the wheel goods and prevent their free motion informed by partitions spaced at intervals weirdly on outwardl along thesides. of substantially 72 and extending from the It is importantt atthe proper angular outer toward the inner portion of the wheel, relationship betweep the flat portions 11 and the partitions comprising outer and inner 13 be obtained on each face of each partisubstantially flat port ons oined by a relation at the time when the bucket sides reach tively' stationary portion. their upper position so that the goods will 2. In a dyeing machine, in combination, 5 either turn b reason of the projecting pora dye vat, a rotary) wheel, and bucket/@131 tion 13, shou d the wheel be revolved to the l the wheel formed y erforated partitions spaced at intervals 0 72 and extending from the outer toward the inner portion of the wheel, the partitions comprising substantially fiat inner and outer portions joined by a curved portion, the outer portions belng disposed to carry the material thereon into position to fall by gravity before the fall of the material on the mner ortions, when the wheel is rotated.

3. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a wheel comprising a central pentagonal drum, buckets therein formed by partitions comprising inner portions extending from the drum in substantially the plane of the faces of said drum and outer portions intersecting the inner portions intermediate the outer and the inner portions of the wheel and at such an angle as to provide impelling faces concave from the outer portion of the wheel to the drum.

4. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a wheel comprising a central pentagonal left, or slide by reason of the inclination of the fiat side 11 should the wheel be revolved to the right, and in order to obtain the most efficient angular disposition of these parts,

the axis of the wheel, are provided. It is found that the bodily movement of the goods in this machine tends more efliciently to substantially preserve their condition as placed in the machine; and it is also found that goods dyed by the described machine are not roughed up, the absence of roughing up being especially noticeable when the buckets rotate to the right. 0n the conand smoothly disposed and no subsequent singeing is required. The goods are treated gently and yet efficiently, the displacement of the goods between or during the several immersions being suflicient, however, to enable the dye to have access uniformly to all parts of the goods. In dyeing underwear the roughing up of the goods is regarded as drum, buckets therein formed by spaced peran advantage, while in dyeing hosiery it is forated plates, each plate comprising an ina disadvantage, and it is found that in dyener portion extending from the drum in ing goods such as cotton hosiery, wherein it substantially the plane of a face of said is undesirable to have the goods roughed drum, an outer portion arranged at an anup, this machine is particularly efiicient. gle to the inner portion, and an intermediate Fine hosiery,-mercerized, lisle and silk, curved portion, said plates providing immay be dyed with this machine without putpelling faces concave toward the direction ting the goods in bags, and even where the of rotation of said wheel, the adjacent parlong lengths of ladies hose are dyed, the titions substantially intersecting each other.

machine does not roll and tangle them. 5. In a dyeing machine, in combination, As many changes could be made in the a wheel comprisin a central axis, five buckabove construction and many apparently ets symmetrically isposed around said axis, widely different embodiments of this inveneach bucket formed by partitions having tion could be made without departing from inner portions projecting from the axis, and

outer portions pro ecting at such an angle to the inner portions as to carry the material lying thereagainst into position to fall by gravity before the fall of the material on the inner portion, when the wheel is rotated, the space between the buckets being unobstructed whereby the material may freely move from one partition onto the other at any point in the buckets.

6. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a wheel comprising a central pentagonal the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebev tween. drum, five b uckets symmetrically disposed around said drum, each bucket forme plates comprising an inner perforated tion projecting from the d tially the 5 outer portlon arranged the innerportion as to lying thereon into position "portion when the wheel is 10 intermediate curved portion the inner and outer portion, the space be-.

porrum 1n substanplane of a face of said drum, an at such an angle to carry the material to fall by gravity before the 'fall of the material on the inner rotated, and an continuous with d by tween the buckets bein guiobstructed where'- i by the material may surface of one partition the other at any In testimony w in the presence of y move from' the to the surface of oint in the buckets. e 15 ereof I aflix my signature,

two witnesses.

JOHN H. GILES.

Witnesses: NELLm A. GREEN, HOWARD L. WATERSTREET. 

